Martinmas, Armistice, Veterans' Day... Nov 11, 2009
In her book The House on the Strand, author Daphne du Maurier wrote a tale of a man, Richard, who takes a drug that lets him travel to the past ... After witnessing the event, Richard muses, "I had forgotten St. Martin's Eve was November 11th. An odd coincidence of dates. Slaughter of oxen, pigs and sheep, and in the world of today a commemoration of uncounted numbers slain in battle." Thus, Daphne du Maurier links Martinmas with our modern commemoration of veterans of wars. (Suite101.com)
Beyonce Wins Big, Jay-Z And U2 Shine At MTV Europe Music Awards Nov 6, 2009
" But it was three-time winner Beyonc? (Best Song, "Halo"; Best Female; Best Video, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)") who had the best line of the night. Having performed earlier in a silken red set straight out of a Daphne du Maurier novel, the visibly weary singer simply said upon receiving her final award: "There is one person I want to thank, and that is Jay for putting a ring on it. " then shot her fist into the air to loud cheers. "You go, B. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Don't Look Now A 1973 Horror Clas... Jul 4, 2009
Directed by Nicolas Roeg Based on a Daphne du Maurier Short Story ... Based on a short story by English writer Daphne du Maurier, Don t Look Now was one of the few mystery stories that escaped the crafty eye of Alfred Hitchcock; as the legendary filmmaker would direct two of Dame du Maurier s best pieces: Rebecca (1940) and The Birds (1963). (Suite101.com)
Geraci tells all about starting out as an author Jun 1, 2009
She is the 2008 winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award for Inspirational Suspense. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Monday, June 01, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Funda-mental Flaws Apr 16, 2009
This darkness is the show's most intriguing aspect, as if it were referencing Daphne du Maurier rather than the DSM.. It's also the most underdeveloped and sentimentally resolved. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Writers Talk Birds Remake Mar 24, 2009
"With something like The Birds, you can take the concept of birds gone crazy and put that onto a myriad of situations;It was presented to us as they wanted to go back to the original source material because you just don't want to attempt to remake a Hitchcock film. But the original novella, by Daphne du Maurier, had a lot of interesting source material. Alfred Hitchcock used it as his jumping-off point and told a story that was somewhat different from the novella;.We took that same approach and... (IGN FilmForce)
